Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) Fellowhips

• BIF awards PhD fellowships to European citizens working in Europe or overseas and to non-European citizens pursuing their PhD projects in Europe.
• The PhD projects must be experimental, in the field of basic Biomedical Research, and aimed at elucidating basic biological phenomena of human life and acquiring new scientific knowledge.
• It is not required to be enrolled in a specific PhD programme. What is essential for the BIF is that you have been accepted by a supervisor and institution to pursue your PhD – since you have to hand in a detailed PhD project description (see How to apply) and a letter of recommendation from the supervisor of your PhD thesis.

• European citizens working in Europe or overseas and to non-European citizens pursuing their PhD projects in Europe

Programmes: PhD projects in basic Biomedical Research

Purposes: For excellent PhD’s worldwide who elucidate the basic phenomena of human life and push the boundaries of our knowledge through experimental research.

A Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF) PhD fellowship offers a competitive monthly stipend. It is initially granted for 2 years and may be extended once for up to 1.5 years.

The final sum of the monthly stipend usually also includes a fixed monthly amount to cover minor project-related costs. Together, they add up to E 2,600 euros in The Netherlands . On top of the monthly stipend, seminars, travel allowances, individual and personal support are offered, and a worldwide network of fellows and alumni.

Depending on your personal situation, you may receive additional monthly benefits, e.g. a child care allowance of up to 500 euros and/or a spouse allowance of 200 euros.

For further details, please refer to our PhD fellowship conditions.

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds (BIF): a public foundation – an independent, non-profit organization for the exclusive and direct promotion of basic research in biomedicine.

Every year some 45 are granted.

No deadline

You should apply when you are about to start, or have just started, your PhD project, no preliminary results are expected. If you have begun your project more than six months prior to the deadline, you are no longer eligible to apply.
The peer-review selection process evaluates the applicant's achievements, as well as the scientific quality of the project and host laboratory.
The process is highly competitive, with less than 10% of applicants receiving a fellowship.